Combination household-tool



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No. 402,327. Patented Apr. 30, 1889.

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FREDERICK A. HUEl-IN,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION HOUSEHOLD-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 402,327, dated April 30,1889. Application filed December 26, 1888. Serial No. 294,685. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. I-IUEHN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county "ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combination Household- Tools, of which the following isa specification, to wit:

My invention relates to an improved implement for household use, and iscomposed of many devices for different purposes, complete in one strong,simple, and durable tool; and it consists in certain peculiarities ofthe construction and arrangement of the same, as will be hereinaftermore fully set forthand claimed.

In order to enable others. skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my device. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are detail viewsshowing modifications of my invention.

In the drawings, the letter a represents the handle of ahammer graduatedinto inches and fractional parts thereof, so as to afford a rule ormeasure, and having at one end a claw, b, for drawing nails, tacks, &c.,and at the opposite end a hammer-head, 0, made integral with the handle,and preferably of the form shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Upon theside of the hammer adjacent to the measure on the handle I- form ahorn-shaped prong or spur, d, which is bent in an opposite directionfrom the handle and projects far enough over the outer edge of thehammer -to allow of insertion into a can, as will be presentlyexplained.

E is a longitudinally-adj ustable sleeve provided with and carrying apointed knife, 6, having two sharp cutting-edges crosswise the handle.This knife is designed tooperate in conjunction with the 'spur d inopening cylindrical cans, and the operation is obvious. By pressing thepoint of the prong or spur d it is easily inserted about the center ofthe can when the handle is lowered till the knife rests on the can, whenby a light pressure or blow it is driven into the tin, and by moving thehandle to the right or left the knife describes a circle in the top ofthe can.

Instead of using the prong d, I may provide my hammer with a pointedprong, is, having a niche, 5, near its base, as shown in Fig. 2, inwhich case the operation will be similar to the one just described, withthe exception of inserting the prong k, which is done by a light blow,thus driving the prong 70 into the can till the edge of the tin rests inthe niche. The

handle can then be turned to the right or left and the circular out madein the can.

It will be observed that I place these projections upon the side of thetool having the rule or measure, so that they will not interfere inmeasuring. It is also evident that the sleeve E can be adjusted to anydesired point I and firmly held in placeby set-screw l, or it may beremoved entirely from the handle when it is desired to use the tool asatry-square. The upper portion of this sleeve forms a jaw, f, of amonkey-wrench, the upper portion of the hammer-head c forming the otherjaw, and also a rivet-hammer, g.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modification of my can-opener, which I mayemploy instead of the one above described. This modification is designedmore especially for opening rectangular cans, and consists of a knife,h, preferably of the form shown in Fig. 3, rigid with the sleeve E andextending a short distance beyond the outer edge of the hammer 0 whenthe sleeve is on the handle. The point of the knife is then easilyinserted into the can and the tin cut by a ripping operation.

Fig. i is a modification of the claw b, which I may substitute for thesame. In this variation I form the under side of the handle straight andbevel the top, thus affording a claw, screwdriver z', and a pry forremoving the tops of boxes.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a combination-tool, the handle a, having the claw b, and hammer 0,provided with prong or spur d, and jaw g, in combination with the sleeveE, having knife e, jaw f, and set-screw Z, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a combination-tool, the graduated handle a, having claw b, andhammer 0, provided with prong or spur d, and jaw 9, all made in onepiece, in combination with the sleeve E,having knife e, jaw f,'andset-screw Z, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposeset forth.

3. In a combination-tool, the graduated handle a, in combination withhammer 0, having the prong is, provided with notch or niche s,

and the sleeve E, having the knife e, and setscrew Z, and jaw f,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a combination tool, the adjustable sliding sleeve E, having theknife h, j aw f, and

set-screw Z, in combination with the graduated handle a, having claw b,and hammer c,

provided with jaw g, substantially as shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FREDERICK A. HUEI-IN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. O. TILLMAN, WM. FENIMORE COOPER.

